Foundation Matches

Hello all. I thought this would be a good thread to start and hopefully keep up as reference for those looking at foundation matches across brands. This can be helpful to look for colors in a specific range I am light-medium skin tone with neutral to yellow undertone ... Here are mineLIQUIDS-MUFE HD 120 soft sand-MUFE MAT VELVET + 30 & a little 40 added-UD NAKED SKIN 3.0-CHANEL VITALUMIERE AQUA b20 -CLINIQUE STAY MATTE 8 golden neutral (half shade too dark now, need to find a shade to mix)

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Yeah Findation is a great tool to assist but what's the only thing that's 100%? I'm sure there are lots of women who have posted their matches with orange & pink masks thinking they have a perfect match. 2 years ago I would have been one of those women. Another thing people tend to forget is our biochem is all different so something might be a match for you and not someone else. At least we can all give some direction to turn in if we know our coloring.

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Temptalia's foundation matrix (link is on her blog) is really helpful, but not completely foolproof. I have very few to contribute (I am/would be about an NC/NW5-10 on the MAC scale), but my own are:

1. NARS Sheer Glow, Siberia

2. Paul & Joe Light Cream Foundation, 00 (Alabaster)

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation in 00 (Alabaster) matches intensity wise, but I prefer a yellow based foundation to counteract surface pinkness in my chin / jaw area (and both the NARS and Tom Ford shades are yellow-based).

Illamasqua Light Liquid Foundation (not sold at Sephora) in 115 -- this is lighter than Bobbi Brown but not sold at Sephora (and I still prefer NARS)

Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet No. 15 (Alabaster): Too pink-based for my liking, but is an okay match in terms of intensity

For pressed powders, I loved the (now discontinued) NARS Snow, and Becca Eggshell (really pale and yellow-based). NARS Pressed Powder foundation in Siberia is actually a bit darker than the actual foundation shade, so it's not a great match. Right now I'm using the NARS Light Reflecting Pressed Powder, which is colorless.

I have a huge list of foundations I have tried in my makeupalley profile, but I do not have an automatic match in most cosmetic lines (Dior, Lancôme, Chanel, etc.).

EDIT: I'm adding an image, in case it's helpful. From top to bottom, I swatched NARS Siberia, then Illamasqua Light Liquid 115, then Kat von D Light 42. You can see the yellow base in NARS Siberia...then the Illamasqua is probably the most neutral, with Kat von D going slightly cooler.

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Has anyone heard of a website called findation.com? You type in your shade from at least one foundation and you choose the brand and it will show you tons of other foundations and what shade you would be. I've used it quite a lot!

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some of the colors on findation dot com arent true matches (like the alima pure match they gave me is def off (i sampled that one and it is not the right fit for my skin). oh well! it gives a general idea which is great!

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Love this idea of a post! I saw this on another board about a month ago and thought it was an awesome idea. That way if you match a shade in a few brands in a list of someone else you may have your match in a brand you have not tried but have wanted to.

☆ Jane Iredale Pressed Powder (had a heck of a time matching this product!!!! I can wear Amber, Warm Sienna and Golden Glow. Golden Glow is PERFECT for when I have a tan in the summer but is too dark the rest of the year.

Concealer-

☆ MUFE full cover concealer- #5 vanilla

☆ Bye BYe Under Eye- Neutral Medium

☆ Kat Von D Lock it concealer - 22

☆ Benefit Erase Paste - 1

☆ Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch- Radient (this is more of a highlighter to brighten under eyes)

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my friend also wears ud 2.0 she was looking into getting 117hd and either 117 or 120 in pro. She also wears 25 in mufe but its a touch pink so i gave her some of my 30 to mix in .. she said it matches well-- but she might just get 20 to mix and eliminate the pink altogether.

AND she just got golden fair because fairly light was a little too light in BE, how cool!!

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I absolutely love this idea. I haven't worn the Mac studio fix foundation in years but every time I reference my skin tone I mention my NC42 shade of seasons past. I will get back to you on my shades and brands.